My CCM R30
This was the Suzuki engined 644cc and not the earlier Rotax version
Very light and manoeuvrable Supermoto fitted with WP suspension.
Originally got it thinking I'd try something different for a year or so and ended up keeping it for 14 years.
Great bike for back lanes with an engine and suspension setup for hours of fun on smaller back roads and even off road. When the weather got rough I'd actually look forward to taking this thing out for a blast.
With one of these you'll find yourself looking for side roads to explore and spending hours just hacking around not really going anywhere.
The suspension and torquey engine are great for this stuff and the riding is very comfortable as the suspension copes with ease in these conditions.
You don't find yourself pinged out of the seat on the bumps as you would with most road bikes and potholes and cambers are now just fun to come across. Very confidence inspiring bike in these situations
This bike had a Quill exhaust fitted and was rejetted with 150MJs, 27.5PJs plus a K&N filter and the airbox lid removed. This made the bike run much better than in original trim.
The forum dedicated to CCM Mad (now of FaceBook) was a great place for information and talking with other CCM owners and I'd recommend a visit. I was also lucky that when I was still learning about the bike I found someone who was very knowledgeable and helped me out loads of the years.
At its heart it is a fairly basic bike, little more than and engine stuck in a frame and some electrics really so not much the go wrong and when it does it's pretty easy to fix.
However, it does have a few quirks worth mentioning.
The bike does not come with a Trip meter, just to make life interesting as the tank range isn't great. When I first got the bike it had the original style petrol tank which was the smaller version of the tanks available and only had a single petrol tap, which meant when low on fuel you'd have to stop the bike and physically lean it over the get the petrol out of the other side of the tank. The later style tanks were larger and had two taps, one on each side of the tank, which eliminated the issue but was still a fairly small tank so 70 miles or so and you're getting close to running out.
What few electrics it had could be a bit flaky under the seat and at the back end. Very minor issue but I've had problems with the connectors under the seat a few times. One knocked out the rear light and another one of the rear indicators. Easy fix and not sure if this was just mine or a common issue.
Another was the rear light bracket. It was so flimsy that the weight of the number plate eventually ended up cracking the bracket on both sides. I 'fixed' mine by inserting two metal supports. I have also seen aftermarket replacements.
The other common issue was the 'nose cone' fairing cracking at the mounts. This didn't happen to mine when I owned it, but happened to many others and even happened to the chap I sold my bike to.
I eventually sold it as it wasn't getting used as much as it once was as I tended to be doing longer ride-outs which this bike wasn't ideal for. Bike was sold to the chap who owned the garage where I have all my bikes MOT'd and I still see it each time I go up there.
In its original 'Roulette Green' colours.